Always Crashing Starter Pack
AC contributors & editors + some journals/magazines/presses we like
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@alwayscrashing.bsky.social
@andrew-farkas.bsky.social
The author of THE GREAT INDOORSMAN, THE BIG RED HERRING, SUNSPHERE, SELF-TITLED DEBUT, and the forthcoming collections ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN and MOVIES ARE FINE FOR A BRIGHT BOY LIKE YOU.
@realmegg.lol
I'm Megg . situationist . taoist jew . neo-bæddel . 32 . mjod-brewer . the jarl hates my swag . in 1984 i was hospitalized for approaching perfection
@kennethmc.bsky.social
lapsed scot. post-vispo word/image things. author of Greater Vegas Bleeds into the Dreams of my Cryogenic Slumber (Steel Incisors, 2022) and Midnight Double Feature (Sweat Drenched Press, 2020).
@anothernewcalligraphy.com
Another New Calligraphy publishes handmade books, music, and the online journal Impossible Task. We have enjoyed the quiet thrill of making and sharing since 2009. Chicago. anothernewcalligraphy.com
@addisonzeller.bsky.social
writer / edits fiction for @thedodgemag.bsky.social & bruises for @bruisermag.com https://linktr.ee/addisonzeller
@hfr.bsky.social
Established in April 2011, HFR publishes fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, comics, and more. https://heavyfeatherreview.org/
@giganticsequins.bsky.social
your favorite black + white literary arts journal, in print since 2009 // giganticsequins.com
@dorothyproject.bsky.social
St. Louis-based press. Fiction & near fiction. Two books each Fall. Renee Gladman. Leonora Carrington. Cristina Rivera Garza. Nathalie Léger. Amina Cain. Giada Scodellaro. Pip Adam. Kate Briggs. Etc. Distributed by New York Review Books. dorothyproject.com
@ergot.bsky.social
https://www.ergot.press/ : Online magazine publishing innovative literary horror and weird fiction : : New work each Friday : : Submissions open : : A paying venue : : Edited by https://bsky.app/profile/perfidiousscript.bsky.social :
@bullcitypress.com
Small press publisher of poetry, fiction, & creative nonfiction chapbooks located in Durham, NC | est. 2006 | https://bullcitypress.com | linktr.ee/bullcitypress | posts by @noahstetzer.bsky.social & @rosswhite.com
@ghostcitypress.bsky.social
Mostly a poetry press • Home of the annual Summer Micro-Chapbook Series www.ghostcitypress.com
@hempressbooks.bsky.social
Glasgow-based publisher of contemporary writing. Home of sound poetry imprint Angry Starlings. Hem Press: hempressbooks.com Angry Starlings: angrystarlings.bandcamp.com
@afternoonvisitor.bsky.social
lit mag | visitor | enjoyer of afternoons | always open for submissions | editors: TR Brady & Maggie Nipps afternoonvisitor.com
@cloak.bsky.social
Cloak is an interdisciplinary publishing project focused around themes of visibility, concealment, and surveillance Learn more at https://cloak.wtf
@petrichorlit.bsky.social
Text & image depository. Digipoetics since 2016. Editors: Seth Copeland, Caleb Jordan, Amanda Ngoho Reavey Submissions reopen April 1, 2025. https://petrichormag.com/ (art: Annalynn Hammond; Michael Paulukonis)
@laurensurely.bsky.social
soon I'll have that little mermaid & the ocean will be mine — http://benderpoet.tumblr.com/writing
@doslauren.bsky.social
Writer of SFF, poetry, and other weird stuff Currently reading for Black Lily Zine Work in HAD, Liminality, Partisan Hotel, and others
@baheds.bsky.social
writer ✍🏻 editor ✂️ book person 📚 publicist @ Superfan Promotions 🗣 living creature 🦠 on planet earth 🌎 (for now) 🌚 – she/her – hannabahedry.me
@grotstricken.bsky.social
Love-Singer, Portalogist // Author of UNGULA (Inside the Castle), SCRIMS (Cloak), & A PLACE BEYOND (ItC, 2023) // http://portalogy.substack.com
@indigojackal.bsky.social
Editor Prairie Schooner. Lecturer University of Nebraska-Lincoln. President-for-Life of The Holmes Lake Fishing Association.
@exclamate.bsky.social
@sashastiles.bsky.social
Lifelong language artist writing w/AI since 2018. Prix Ars Electronica, Art Basel, MoMA, Gucci, Christie's, Spotify, Google Play, Apple Books, theVERSEverse. Harvard & Oxford grad. #Technelegy #CursiveBinary Forthcoming: "The Poet's Code” sashastiles.com
@veryrealbatman.bsky.social
Dad, teacher, editor, author of HOW THE MOON WORKS and work in @havehashad.com, @bluestemmag.bsky.social, @barrelhouse.bsky.social, @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social. “Lived long enough to become the villain.”
@saderotica.bsky.social
literary catgirl | author of Deliver Me, Gag Reflex, Nudes, & Animals Eat Each Other | phd candidate at university of glasgow | editor @thecreativeindependent.com 🌀 “i’m the bigger dog only for now.” —peter christopher 🐇linktr.ee/ellenash
@ekristinanderson.bsky.social
Poet Laureate of Ferrix. Lego jeweler. Auntie. Author of 9 chapbooks of poetry. On staff @cottonxenomorph. she/her shop: yourweirdauntshop.etsy.com use code BSKY15 for 15% off select items!
@lisamariebasile.bsky.social
Author, poet, editor of Luna Luna (on hiatus). Working on an autofiction novella.
@biometrash.bsky.social
Poet | Instructional Assistant Professor at Illinois State University | https://www.philspotswood.com
@leeches.bsky.social
Writer, weird stuff enthusiast. Nonbinary (they/them). I love zines and bad-bad art. If it is not bad enough, I will not love it.
@jbohnsack.bsky.social
Writer, editor, runner, & banjo player. Joshuabohnsack.com/publications
@gabedurham.bossfightbooks.com
Writer, editor, publisher behind @bossfightbooks.com, a series of nonfiction, documentary-style books about video games. Author of MAJORA'S MASK, BIBLE ADVENTURES, and FUN CAMP.
@dezmiller.bsky.social
~ PhD candidate at Emory doing a dissertation on urban rivers, using NLP and literary criticism in combo ~Occasionally writing fiction, making music, and doing silly things with code
@zerkperkem.bsky.social
calibri apologist & literation adjunct // csu poetry center & cleveland review of books & community mausoleum zachpeckham.com
@sethwleeper.bsky.social
Poet. Teacher at Brooklyn Poets. Work in/forthcoming: Foglifter, Waxwing, Prairie Schooner, Poet Lore, and more. @sethwleeper on Instagram https://linktr.ee/sethleeper www.sethleeper.com Photo Credit: Savnnah Lauren
@hayleyb.bsky.social
@mondomatt.bsky.social
Writer // The Backwards Hand (Curbstone) // Crisis Actor (tragickal) // www.mattleewrites.com
@jferhow.bsky.social
yooper ❄️ two dogs’ best friend 🐕 i like bad tv and good yarn 🧶 prose chapbooks from the cupboard pamphlet 🧑🚀 editor-in-chief of passages north 🚀
@lbrazealgarza.bsky.social
Poet, Novelist, & Essayist | Author at YesYes Books & Tram Editions | Lecturer at UT Dallas | 🏳️🌈♿️ Www.lbrazealgarza.com
@neonpajamas.bsky.social
Writer published in Fence, Conduit, HAD, Wigleaf, Sixth Finch // book with Okay Donkey, book with X-R-A-Y // neonpajamas.com // free writing prompt every Sunday on my Substack (neonpajamas) // editor at @pizamapress.bsky.social
@raviddice.bsky.social
Author of THE BERLIN WALL, A ROOM IN DODGE CITY, ANGEL HOUSE, THE NEW HOUSE, DRIFTER, ed. of CHILDREN OF THE NEW FLESH, etc. www.raviddice.com Co-host of WAKE ISLAND podcast
@daijoubu.bsky.social
books: Vague Predictions & Prophecies (CLASH Books 2024), Funeral (with Vi Khi Nao, KERNPUNKT Press 2023) www.daisukeshen.com
@badbadpoet.bsky.social
Poet, artist, performer and publisher based in the UK. Prolific maker of visual poetry. Recent books: MOREAU’S DOCTORED BODIES (Steel Incisors), COSMIC HORROR (Hem Press). Currently attempting a vispo Beowulf. https://t.co/QoN4GHLvNE
@inauthenticity.bsky.social
work in X-R-A-Y, 3:AM, Granta, n+1 // website jamestaddadcox.com // editor @alwayscrashing.bsky.social // DENMARK: Variations now available https://www.hempressbooks.com/shop/p/denmark-variations Also, obviously & ever: Nazi punks fuck off
@johnmilas.bsky.social
author of THE MILITIA HOUSE (Holt, 23) | Sewanee Writers’ Conference fellow | Shirley Jackson Award nominated | Center for Fiction longlisted | Illinois bois | https://www.johnmilas.com/
@marybid.bsky.social
Writer of poems + small fiction | The Girl with the Black Lipstick (novella-in-flash, Black Lawrence Press, July 25) | Preorder from BLP at https://blacklawrencepress.com/books/the-girl-with-the-black-lipstick/
@colettearrand.bsky.social
An enigmatic warrior who marches to the beat of her own drum.
@callieingram.bsky.social
asst prof of english | asst ed @kairosrtp | recent midwesterner | unsure!
@lilliekoi.bsky.social
@onyxaminedlife on Twitter. Chicago trans woman/entity/entities. She/her or they/them. A short story writer and all around pretentious person. Weird jokes, political rants, some positivity. Friendly!
@kathleenmrooney.bsky.social
Poet / novelist / essayist in Chicago Professor at DePaul University & Editor at Rose Metal Press Writings at https://kathleenrooney.com/ Typewritings at http://poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com
@nonabiding.bsky.social
Fiction writer. THE GUNMAN & THE CARNIVAL (stories) Baobab Press, find it on Bookshop, and Indiebound. Novels: The Martyrs, The Lovers; China Blue; Sorrow; and Isabel Out of the Rain. catherinegammon.com
@bradleyfest.bsky.social
assoc. prof. and Cora A. Babcock Chair in English at Hartwick College | poetry: The Rocking Chair (2015), The Shape of Things (2017), & 2013–2017: Sonnets (2024) | criticism: C20-21 lit. & culture | https://bradleyjfest.com
@incastellated.bsky.social
Publishing Literature in the Expanded Field / Behind the Facade, More of the Same / Incipit 2014 / Our books are available through Asterism: https://asterismbooks.com/publisher/inside-the-castle
@avahoffman.com
Senior Scientist at Fred Hutch Cancer Center. Genomics, ecology, data science education. 💻🧬🌱🏳️🌈 she/her 📍Baltimore, USA
@sjxsjc.bsky.social
Snake Milker / Mattress Grave / METH-DTF / SEX SHOPS OF SHERMAN OAKS, XEROX OVER MANHATTAN, BELFIE HELL, YEEZUS IN FURS, NAPALM RECIPE, POLICE FORCE AS A CORRUPT BREEZE.
@artfulherring.bsky.social
Poet. Braiser. Candlestick maker. WHERE BABIES COME FROM, Cornerstone Press INTERIM ASSISTANT DEAN OF HAVING A RICH INNER LIFE, @ghostcitypress.bsky.social OLD HABITS, NEW MARKETS, Elsewhere
@annekyoder.bsky.social
author of The Enhancers; part-time pill pusher; jack of all trades at Meekling Press
@danbrady82.bsky.social
Poetry Books: Songs in E—— (2023) Subtexts (2022) Strange Children (2018). Editor for Barrelhouse. Sometimes comic writer. Arlington, VA.
@eliseblackwell.bsky.social
Novelist interested in arts, sciences, curiosities. Also: professor and host of The Open Book. (eliseblackwell.com)
@splitlippress.com
publisher of boundary-breaking prose books come get us @ splitlippress.com and https://linktr.ee/splitlippress posts by yrs truly @suburbanprairie.bsky.social
@splitlipthemag.bsky.social
We’re a literary journal that’s totally bonkers-in-love with voice-driven writing, pop culture, and the kind of honesty that gets you right in the kidneys. https://splitlipthemag.com/
@barrelhouse.bsky.social
Proudly independent literary magazine & small press, established in 2004. Books + print issues + online issues + conferences + writing retreats + other stuff. https://barrelhousemag.com/
@alwayscrashing.bsky.social
A magazine of fiction, poetry, & nameless things around and in-between. // alwayscrashing.com // https://alwayscrashingmagazine.substack.com/